skypesetup.exe

Internet

Moca Network (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application skypesetup.exe, “Internet Setup ” by Moca Network (New Media Holdings) has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.click-to-install.com.
Publisher:

Product:
Internet

Description:
Internet Setup

MD5:
afa8df482fd2357fde7defe435398a93

SHA-1:
8fe18527bb8a7a56bd687c78c4b6c785452e3c80

SHA-256:
0c205b28f1bcbc61b262efabedfc49a6c3a16c930fbb4209588f48669711743b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 11:30:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
17.3.2.21

File size:
827.2 KB (847,048 bytes)

Product version:
2.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\skypesetup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/21/2014 10:08:19 AM

Valid to:
10/22/2015 10:08:19 AM

Subject:
CN=Moca Network (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=Moca Network (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121BDE3E9465AA3885C78E31659FB678295

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8694

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file skypesetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.click-to-install.com/?dl=1&dr=cHaWck1zI3lwDSD0 T1mc3Mmc3aWc3vjvmCWcyDEcmlChSDBDz1l QDj7z1HiQDj rcWDK4m7z0RvmiWAkDjIKiWXzcwOTgwNZndAQDPDdlChV83Njg4OZg3ATidAi==1&campaignId=9jn0Ajn4NzcdAZMq

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